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F. PHILLIPS.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS AND THE LIKE. APPLlculou man muze, 1919. uneven um. 1.19m.

1,425,050. Patented Aug. s, 1922.

8 SHEETS-SHEET l.

F. PHILLIPS.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS AND TH; LIKE. APPLICATION mio APiLzs. 191s. nznswfn Miu 192|.

1,425,050. I Pmndxug. s; 1922.

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F. PHILLIPS.

MACHINE FUR PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2E, ISIS. RENEWED IAN. 1,1921.

Patnted Aug. 8, 1922.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

F. PHILLIPS.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS AND THE LIKE.

APPucmou man APR. 26. 19179. nzufwzo JAN. 1.19m.

1,425,050, Panted Aug. 8, 1922.

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F. PHILLIPS.

MACHINE Foa PRINTING Ann Issumc. TICKETS Ann THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 25. IBIS RENEWED JAN. 192|. Y

1 ,425,050, Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

F. PHILLIPS.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, IBIS. yHENEWEI) IAN. 1, |921.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

SHEETS-SHEET 5 F. PHILLIPS.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS AND THE LIKE.

i APPLICATION FILED APN. 25, l9|9 HENEWED JAN. 7,192I. 1 ,425 ,050. Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

8 SHEElS-SHEET 1.

F. PHILLIPS. MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS AND THE LIKE.

Arme/umn man Anza. 1919. mmm) Mn. 1.19m; 1,425,050. Ptenfd Aug. 8, 1922.

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UNITED STATES innnnmci PHILLIPS, or BRIXTON,

CASE REGISTER COMPANY, OF

PATENT OFFICE. i

LONDON, ENGLAND, AssrGNOn To THE NATIONAL DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

dACHINE FOB PRINTING AND ISSUING TICKETS A ND THE LIK.

mennen. ly .Application iled April v2G, 1919, Serial No. 292,901.

, county ofl'LOndon, England, have invented certa' new a; d u f ul Im rOvements `in VOr Relitti-g1g.,- p-, ChiPI/es for irinting and 1ssiviilng@ ets-en ltheflilte, Ofiwhieh the folle'gv' i'La.specification.1 Y

','1` egiresentinvention relates to inl-chineefopprip'tingndzissiiing tickets and the :like (helgeinefter referred to es tickets), Oflthe lgindiigbwhiche niimberof stripsfrolny which thej tiekets-,garmaiiade `reprinted on one or both ,-idegs ,41nd, suitably severed te Aform printed-tickets which tickets are issued `from themqhmeby its action. The printed ticketsfe'o produced and issued usually Imre to bef-respectively of different price Or other like denomintion or .special character, :ind it ie,veryV desirable in =many cases, as for, instaincminthe' case of tickets for pinces of amusement and centeens` that the paper or Otherdmatierial from which the tickets are madeshall-.be of a different colour or basic Ohanacterdor 'euch denomination in order to f eeHitatedenticutiOn but with the present knowledge-.ibis only feasible to .provide for this ,in machines of the said kind by employing'or eaeh strip'n special set Ofdevices f orii1ling,witlit he strip to complete and form the ticket after 0r before its special denominational character has been given to it, such-devices being, for insta-nce, numbering`andtlating means, rouletting or perforating means'. (in the case of n ticket comprising a part, usually termed a stub which has to beseparated from the body of the ticket after-wits issue), and a severingr knife and=ejecting meansi Therefore machines for the purpose describedtby which the tickets have-t0 .b made from severalrdiflereiit strips of material, are of comparaitivel)7 objectionable' size and have n ver7 large number of parts rendering them costly to produce and maintain and themain Object Of the present invention is to simplify such machines and reduce their bulk.

According to the snid invention only n single set Of dating :ind-numbering means, the rouletting or perfornting mening the severing knife and other devices of gener-nl use with a number of strips in the production of all the'tickets in common is provided for n plurality of sets Of devices for giving to the Specification of Letters Patent.

tickets tobe made respeetivelyffrm the rinus strips Ytheir spciul denrninitibiior characters, and tliejs'aid sinesfeto'f general devices is 'so errnn'gedfwit respect tqiihe means for giving the sp i as' aforesaid@ the4 tickets that ,the pb'psieel of the 'hist' mentioned 'means relattire/ly4 tdi devices 4of generl pedina? changed [atl will from" time to' 'time so tht'tlejone '.Of the snidV devices O' generelli's'efmy' tigiused tO Opereten'lany one offthe sever'l'i'tieliet strips'4 according iisfd'esi'te`d-. i 'I -In e ednigeiiiem embodimnt'jftthdsind invention-e piiiriry'erwiesen I ajehe 'mene-then' h guides nrrenged e Irierilblirl Ofhpp'ro mately sector shape (heleinzi'fte frefelretltn 21's 4the strip earlier) .clpble 'rifntil'ingfin :in axis at the 'pait-vihere'the"rildiibf i:liesec#- torineet the 'seid 4guides being di'spbsed inthe fol'in a "ridii equal distnce'smnprt terminating in's'lo't fitie'ttuxles inthe 'arcuate' surfece'of theseid carrier. i Benealththe siiid arcuate lsurface ridsuitebljiV eriiged o. euch sideOf eacli'.,s'trip gijide is'eprint-ing roller forprinting denomination 01j he like on the strip andftfqfcting thfel'eviiiilijfiixi imPi'SSOii roller. mi Ankll'g rellen 'the ."56- Opmtiqh'fef the pri-neng .endl impl-ege je rollers for echls'tiip'caiifsing 'the s ttfip, to e fed througlifthef'slot Ifor -it inA surface of the 'strip cerner, j Tile strips 'enter their'` guides'in'the said carrier" at a 'prtf zi proxini''sitelyA coincident: with" ther exis O' iiijhich it turns vi'herethfe several'gilides almost meet, l Secured ,in"'the machine in juxtpo'sition to the 'rcuafte suface fofffthe strip cn r'rie is a setof devicesl'for roul'ettifij'il severing and issuing eblftiketiti' succession eeiai "denoninetonsl from the in ficliine iirespcively Of th'e ertieuler strip from which iths been pr' 4uc` ed1 and'means are (provided such ns A hhd leverkvith cnnectlons Vwith esnaft O'nthe strip carrier tiits exisby 'which the said cai*- rier in ny be'rnoved int'o any one of sei-'eral positions correspondin niimber to 1 the number of strips ce1-'peluga ofv being dealtI with so that any one Of the several slots f-romi'w'hie the several strips of material issue fcm t 'e strip carrier may4 bev brought into proper positioniirrelation to the' devices 'of 'genernluse tO cerise the strip after-:having received its denominational printing Or the like to pass through and be Operated on by the devicesof iqo general use, that is7 the rouletting or perfov rating means, the numbering and dating means, and the severing and issuing means. The aforesaid strip carrier is suitably coun` terbalanced and spring detent-devices are provided to cause it to stop in anv one of its proper positions hand to retain it there againstrslighthand pressure on its operating lever.A

The said y.invention comprises other 1 novel features a's will hereinafter appear.

Inforder Athat'thesaid 'invention may Vbe clearly 'understod and readily put in practice, it shereinafter particularly described 15 withreference to the accompanying draw- 'gs which "illustrate bj/,way of example `the preferred embodimentthereof.

l Figure 1 is asideviewof the machine.

Figure 2f al plan'. thereof, `and l Figure@ a sidezv'ievv ofl tlie left hand.V side of Figure 1`.A Inrthese figures the inkingl ribbonrfor. ,thelnumbering and dating wheels isr omitted'for thesake o elearne'ssl' A :ig'ures et to 38Uillu'strate separatelyvarious'sectons 'ofithemmechanism o f the ma-y chineand members'the'reof, all these figures beingI somewhat .dia rammatic. Of these figures, 'Figurefl is a; ront view of the main member of which the strip carrier is composed, and Figure 5 is a ,rearview ofthe same. Figure is anedge view of the said member, arid Figure 7 is a plan view thereof. Figure 8 is a face View of a plate which is connected to thatillustrated in Figures 4 and 5 Iand forms part of the strip carrier. Figure 9 Yis a Vface view of one of the guide members vfor the strips of material which forms part of the strip carrier, and Figure 10 is an edge View of the same'showing mounted thereon one ofthe inking rolleis of the denominational printing mechanism. Figure 11 is a face view of one of the guide members which cofacts with that illustrated in Figures 9 and 10 showing mounted thereon the locking devicefor the impression roller of the denominational print-incr mechanism which is carried by the said guide member, and Figure 12 is an edge view of the guidemember illustrated in Figure 1`1. Figure 13 is'a face View of one of the' impression rollers aforesaid and its carrier bracket. and Figure 14 is an end view of the same. Figure 15 isa lside view of one of the printing rollers ofthe denominational printing mechanism, and'Figures 16 and 17 are end views thereof. Figure 18 is a face view and end view of one of the lock ing devices for the printing rollers. Figure 19 is a view of one of the inking rollers aforesaid and Figure 20 is an inner face view of the upper part of the guide illustrated in vFigures 9 and 10. Figure 21 is a face view of the means for operating the strip carrier and locking the main mechanism while it is being operated. Figure 22 the strip on the platen whilenit isv'beixgE rouletted or perforated. Figure '26'is a side view of the driving shaft operatinthe clutch aforesaid,A and a side view an',y end view of the clutch member. Figure 27 isj--a' side view of the mechanismfor operatingl the said clutch1 and Figure 28 is a plan of part thereof. Figure 29 is' a sideview of the 'mechanism for'operating the rouletting or perforating wheel. `Figure 301is`fa "side view of the said rouletting wheel and its carrier, Figure '31' is Ya 'side view ofthe mechanism for holding the strip on Ythe platen WhileA it is being rouletted or perforated. Figure 32 is a plan view of the said mechanism. Figure 33 is a plan view illus-L trating the mechanism for operating the rouletting or perforating wheel,^and the relative positions of the members carried by the main drivingshaft. Figure 34 is a face view of the mechanism for operating the platen and severing knife. Figure '35 is a face view illustrating among other -features the arrangement of the inking ribbon for the numbering and dating Wheelsf, and the means by which it is operated, and the mechanism for causing proper discharge of the completed ticket. Figure 36 is a face view illustrating the means for retaining the strip carrier in position and for operating the numbering wheels. Figure 37 is a face view and edge view of one of the numbering wheels, and Figure 38 is a plan View of the pawl for operating the numbering wheels.

In the following description the various parts of the aforesaid figures are referred to by the letters and numerals marked thereon` the same letters and numerals indicating the \same or like parts in all the said figures.

The machine to be described is designed to produce tickets of four denominations or characters, rouletted for subsequent removal of a stub portion,`both the body of the ticket. and the stub being numbered and dated. The main frame of the machine consists of two plates A, A secured together by four cross bars a, a', a2, a3. B is the aforesaid sector shaped strip carrier which is mounted at its axis on a shaft b mounted to turn in the plates A. A. The said strip carrier comprises a main member b of recessed shape with the recess presented tov b? 'at 'its tippe wards the front, and to this member there are secured an arcuate steel plate b2 (sec Fi 'lire and guide members b3 bl* for the strips??1 oi 'paper or the like. These guide members each have {ianges by which they are secured to the member o and are of two shapes, one of each' kind ybeing arranged in close juxtaposition` to one of the other kind, to form agui'd'e way between them for a strip ofthe'rnateial. The machine illustrated is designed to 4deal with four different coloured strips 'and therefore there are four sets of the members of, equi-,distantly arranged and approximately'radially' disposed vin the strip carribrsb'that the ehtry'eddsof the guideways for vtlieBtIiis 'o' :material are'adjacent' 'to 'the airis on' Whibh the strip carrier t`urns. 0'ri'the1nnerface of each member "part'jsseculred a 'chantielled plate wxseefiiatbg ic; and l2o) to boostitutejapieeise ejor the-strip, The vari-1 ous strips" a'ss'toftlie trip"carrier'through a slot in t 'e ,base fof" he* mechanism from rolls suitably moiihted'or arranged in a' cabmet or oas-sbarcati the 'iiloo'btttiistt.A In the areuate'upper surface of the strip carrier are secured sletten steel plates t", b arrangedl coincidentally with the 'guideways between the 'guide-memb'ers b3, b respectively.H "The members b', b3, b* may conveiehtly' benide of light alloy or alumini 11,in.' In `tlie u"per partco' the member b andy ih'thepl 'e b bearings are rovided for the denominational printing ro lers and fo'rvltli brackets arylhg the impression rollers.' C, C` arethe denominational printing- 'rbllersv'cairiedby'the 'striV carrier, c', c bein 4tli'ir bearings 1hv the p ate b2, and c2, cf'itheir' bearing bushes in the member b. These 'rollersoarry protisiob'fb'r 4rerriovably securing on them the olectros an@ a toothed wheel r'gearlgwith' a similar toothed wheelion th'e impression roller and a projectinf driiqing shaft c3 (see Fzigure 15 especially), The impression rollers D, D are mounted in brackets d', d" (see Figures 1, 13`an'd"l4)f wl'li'cli may turn on pins d2 seY cured inthe strip' carri-er (see Figures i attdjb)J The impression Vrollers D, D have toothed wheels which en 4age with those on the tintin rollers C so that the rollers D, may 'e positively driven at the same peripheral speed as the rollers C, C as it is dueto the rotation of these rolls that the 'strip which passesbetween them is drawn und propelled through the machine. The said rollers D, D are covered with resilient material such as rubber and are caused to bear against the printing' 4rollers C, C by m'ea'ii's of a threaded pin da at the bottom of the bracket d' erige' ii'i'g in a recess d* in the locking member 5see Figures 11 and 12) which is' pivoted beneath the bracket d on the'gide member b. The locking member als is provided with im angled edge adja- Agaged in the cent to the recess d* so that when turned on its pivot by means of the angled finger piece d5 (see the dotted lines in Figure 11) ltllc pin da may be disengaged rom its frictional engagement in the said recess to 'release the pressure between the rollers C, D or so that when the "mer'nberl d5 is turned inwardly the angled part "is forced ast the end of the said 'screwed pin d 'w ich then ehgages'ih the said recess. The bottom of the bracketd is thus forced awa the face of the member 'bto bring 't e said rollers DQC together with' some pressure which is dependent upon adjustmentbf the pin cl3 in the bracket d. E','E are'the ink# ing rollers which are remoallly mounted in brackets' e', e beneath the printing Irollers4 C, C, 'the saidV brackets being'rnounted in a vertically slidable manherf" nmthe guide members b3. bear' against the printing' rollers by means of coil "sprin'vse, e2 `arran' ed around pins e, e3 (see i res 9` and 0) sli'da'bly en'- ralclets e', e" and 'abutting againstcollars e, e4 at'theflower part 'of the said pins, which collars 'slidably work in bearings in brackets es, 'e5' secured to the membersbs. The pins es, e are' forced up'- wardly by their lower ends en aging' in recesses onfslides e?, e' arrangedgon 'the sides of the members' 63. Adjacent 'to the'said 'r`edesses the said slides have angledfparts e which as the slides are pushed inwardly cause the pins e3 to ride up' them and enter the said recesses a 'ainst the' resilience of the said springs e2. en therefore the slides e7 are drawn outwardly, the'l brackets e may be lowered, the4 v'springs e? passing freely through the bearings' in thesaid brackets e, in which the collars e* are normally situated so that the rollers E, E' 'may be removed from the machine for r'e-in'lring. Forconveniently manipulating the-'said rollers` the outer ends of their spindles 'are prolonged and rough'ened as shown in Figures 2 and 19. 'In a subsidiary frame work comprising two plates F, F secured together, and also to the front plate A, there 'are mounted the numbering wheels common to the ticllrets of all denominations, and the dating wheels and the rollers and driving device for the inking ribbon for the said numbering and dating devices.V 0n an adjacent subsidiary `framework comprising two side plates G, G secured together and to the froht plate A, there are supported the `platen for the numberingr and dating devices, and severing knife and also the means for ejecting completed tickets from the machine. In order to steady the strip carrier while it is being turned, a small roller of bears against its outer face (see Figure l) which roller is carried by a bracket which is piv'- oted at to the plate F, so that it may be turned round clear of the strip carrier when The vsaid rollers are caused to replacingthe -inking ribbon. i/ is :L fixed bracketunder. which the pivoted bracket engages, provided with a spring stud catch at yf to prevent accidental movement of the I bracketvw. A :plate buffer spring b3 is provided on ,the base of the machine and a stop.

b covered with rubber on its inner side is providedon the lside of the plate A to form abutments .tofstop movement of the strip carrierinA its extreme positions without shock. 1`he members b3 have notches b1 bminitheirouter edges to admit of the strips bf. 'being 'manipulated in their guide passa es whendeslred.

the rear face of the member o of the strip carrier,there is an arcuate rib seeFigures 5 and 36) having four equiistant recesses o, L the positions of correspond 4with the 'four' positions O the strip lcarrier?according to the particularjstrip to bedealt with. This ,rib is of course Vs :ituated iny the space between lthe strip carrier and: the plate "A and protrndingthrough an opening in the said plate fromtheinner side thereof there is a :roller o?? which ,may engage with any' one ofthe-said recesses bn or ride overthe -said rib out of the said recesses when the stripicarrier is being turned. The said roll er ,is carried by an arm o pivotcd on the inner-face ;of 4the plate A, the said arm beingresiliently held downwardly by Vthe coil spring connected to it, and to the said plate-A. On the shaft there is secured an al'mzbfs- (seeFigure 21) carrying a pin o engaging in a slot in a lever arm Z213 secured to a shaft H..mounted in bearings in the plates A, Af. On the same shaft thereare also arranged `the hand lever 7i (provided with a handle not shown) and arms h carrying. a Weight h2 counterbalancing the unbalanced wei ht of the strip carrier. This ieg-best shown in Figure 21 in which however the leverlzl is shown in the reverse position to that shown in the other figures..

lVhen` therefore the hand lever it is turned7 the shaft b and strip carrier are turned against `the resilient resistance of the roller M ,whichxesistance however is sufficient to cause 4the said roller to retain the strip carrier in any ioneof its four operative ositions. I is the/main driving shaft o the entire mechanism which is rotated by the means hereinafter described, and as it is important that while the strip carrier is being moved'from Ione position to another it should be impossible to operate the mechanism of the machine to produce the ticket, locking devices are provided, as illustrated in Figure 21, for the said shaft while the lever handle L is being operated. These devices comprise a plate h3 (see Figure 21) securedi to the inner side of the said lever handle h having four V shaped recesses L, L in its upper edge, in any one of which a correspondingly shaped dog h on an arm /N' mayv engage. The said arinis pivoted at it? in a bracket secured to aplatel secured to the cross bar a, and at its outer end the said arm has pivoted to itI ay dependent link L? between the lower part of vthich andafstiid on the inner face ofthe plate A'there is'arranged a coil 4tensionfsp ringr Zig which ltends to keep thesaid link in itslovyermcs'tposi-'- tion. The link/fhas', a slot enable'itto' 7 6 embrace the main Shat Ivvitli "a' workiiig fit, and on its inner'wfacehasaprojecting dov i1 adaptdto engage'ina slotfhin a isc/L12 secured1 on thesaid s hatl` The result o'ffthisarrangement i`s=thatas the lever 80,. handle' n.,isppefaed, .the degat rides' but? of any onefgf-ir1ie'geesesi hwiefvhichiif may have been'. engaged, V so liftingff the arm' hs eed .Ciaiisifng the dgfMfItQ'eer the .Slt his. A aquarien gaf; the Seite 1 is? therefore g5 prevented thesaidfeg hiaprperly Sea-(Pei im.: IB IGSSSQS 'fr which recesse's'- are, .and arranged to correspond with tlleQil de ress'iqns 1b?? and consequentlyuthe ioiiilpsition'sf of the 9.0 strip carrier,` inan'j one ofw'hich, theinech! anism may be operated to' deal a` strip of materialfV 'f ji.. i The hand .Oprated `,dei'f1e$ f0.1: 'dlYIAg the mechanism for'V dealing vvith the 'stripsn 95 of material Aare best;5illrlstrated in v I igure 23, The v comprise a haiidlever 5"( ro'- vided` withV a handle inet-shown) extendin toward the rear of the machine and' secure to a shaft z"A projectingthroughplate which shaft Ais arranged to tufrnn .[bearings' in the plates A, Af and afcompletevps'cillation or backward and 'forward movement of the said lever handle 'is arranged 'tofinipart ,a completerotation-t the. driving Shaft, Ifbyfe deurble raharrangemntbf e kind already', known lin connection .with machines of the general class-'to `qzvl1 icht'lie present invention lrelates. "ffi? isV thefdouble toothedra'ck whichengafgesgwith'a pinion 110 3 on the shaft I on the one'side, whilethe' lever handle i is` being moved in onedirection, and on the other-"side when the said lever handlevisbein moved in the: other direction. l'llhe ra is reciprcated 1i5 through themedium of a crank anda con-t necting rod is pivoted fto the.outereljidthere!l of and to a pin i on the rack 4 raclrz'2 is -guided in its vertical movement and tilted laterally at the end of 4its stroke by lmeans 120 of a pin i on the plate A', engaging in a slot 'is in a depending member lL" secured'to the said rack, and a helical tension spring 1 connected to the A,said depending member and to the said plateiri -such'a manner 125 that as the rack moves vertically from `one extreme position tothe other, lthe connection of the said spring to the member i is first above the pin i and then belowit,V the vresult being that the said spring tends to `H10 puse the rack to tilt laterally around the said pin according to the position of the Qint'of connection of the spring il to the 'slides along the left hand side of the rib i and when the rack is in its lowermost p0- "sition,l thc said stud is 'clear of the 'said rib 'thus permitting the rack i2 to tlltfto engage that side of it with the pinion 3 which in its downward movement was olea;` of the said pinion, end as the lever-handle i isreversed fin'motion, 'the rack rises and the stud i immediately engages against the other side 'of the' rib i and' slides upwardly along it,

soietaining the'rack in gear until "at the to o-its'stroke when the 'said stud is -'again clear ofthe ruoli, and the spring im-'tilts the rack -to Ithe lel't'feady for-its 'nextloperatbn uy the never handle: Between 'thelertnk fr and a fixed stud on the plate A" the-coil tension spring'gy im is arranged which tends to keep thV 'lever handle i in the position 'illustrated 4in Figurev 2,3. Consequently the first ha'f of the movement of the said lever'handle is ellected against the resilience of the *springr t and the second half of the said movement is helped by it. This arrangement is provided for, as more 'powerus needed duringV the second half movement of the'lever handle than during the first half of its movement. To limit the movement of the lever handle to rthe proper extreme positions in each direction, a fixed abutment Yi is Vprovided on the plate A co-aoting with abutments 1 near to and carried by, anaxial part on the crank i. The locking mechanism hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figure 2l will prevent the strip c arr-ier being changed in position during operation of the lever handle i becausethe -dog ,71.1 on the link It" cannot rise into the slot lr as necessary on operation of the lever handle h except in the one stationary position of the shaft I. In addition to this provision, it is also important that the lever 'hand-e i for driving the mechanism cannot be reversed in movement until atthe end of its first stroke in the onedirection, and to Vlfpfro'riele for this, a ratchet 'im (see 'Figure 42li) is provided on the shaft I Awith which engages a pa-wl .in pivoted in e 'bracket securedto the cross bar a and resiliently kept in proper engagement with the 4said ratchet byn coil tension spring. This pawl and ,ratchet arrangement prevents the shaft I being rotated 'except lin the' one direction as indicated by the arrow in Figure 24 and consequently, it is impossible to reverse the roper motion for the time being of the ever 'handle 4i at any time d-uringi-ts oscillation, because althoufrh the oscillation consiets in a stroke in one direction, and a stroke in the reverse direction, both strokes by means of the double rack arrangement 'produce one complete rotation of the driv- 'ng Ishaft I Vin the one direction. As the strip carrier is selectively movable or adjust'uble in order that any one of its four 'sets ofdenominational printing mechanism many be zoperated, and the mechanism within the mainpart of the machine for driving LA'the said denominational printing mechanism-has a fired position in relation to the ypoint where the ticket strip is operated on, t iis necessary to provide driving and clutch connections between the driving mechanism vand fthe denominational printing mecha- '-inismfwhereby the denominational printing krollirl-position for operation is conveniently asuioient extent to print all the izfequired denominational matter on the 'fett-ip, and -isthen released so that if desired ltliestripca'orier may be moved into another position. 'Gonveniently the denominaytionah rinting rollers are rotated one "complete:rotation for the production of one ticket. Thispdetmminational printing roller Vdriving mechanism will now be described. @n Lthe Vdriving' shaft I there is secured a disc c (see Fi ure 24) partially toothed at o and 0n a stu secured to the plate A there are mounted vto `rotate two toothed wheels o?, c' secured together. The toothed 'wheel a has a part o* fwhich acts as a Geneva stop in conjunction with recesses at the ends of the toothed part o and the periphery of the disc c in a manner -which vwill be Well unA derstoodfso that the said toothed wheel c yis rotated by the teeth zo" `when duringr rotation of the shaft -I .they .come into proper position-fon that purpose, .While at other `times the toothed .Wheels c", c? are prevented from fmtating. The toothed wheel c7 gears with the toothedrwheel c secured on a. shaft 01 Yturning'in a bearing in the plate A `and 'in a'braclcet c. secured thereto. This shaft -is illustrated in Figures 25 and 26 from 'which it will bie observed that it is slotted at its f-roat end and in the slot is .engaged a clutch member 0.1. having a projecting tongue also .on its outer end .which is designed to engage with the slot provided at the inner end of the shafzt c .of each .denominational printing roller C. The ,clutch member al? is moved 'backwardly and or .wal-diy so that it .may be engaged with a denominational printing roller .at one rotation of shaft il and disengaged therefrom immediately .that rotation" is complete by vmeans of a Clutch sleeve c on the shagft cw having on it a grooved collar o@ in the groove .ont which two rollers on a laterally movalbe fork o engage. Tihis fork ci? is in Aform of a hell crank lever arranged to turn .on a -pin d@ secured on the lower side 4This is effected by sprin `have -an angled part 6*" of the cross bar a, the shorter arm of the bell crank lever being pivoted to an operatingrod vc carrying a roller engaging in a cam gr'oove in a disc als secured to the shaft I. The said rod adjacent tothe saidldisc is so shaped as to embraeelthe bossfof the said disc with ay working litso as toguideithe .said rod in a horizontal directiom; and pre- Vvent the cam groove and any other movement.

The clutch sleeve c is conncotedwto thef=clutch4 member` c" by Hmeans ofalcross pin c1 so thatfas the'said .clutch sleeve isA moved tovvardsthe front of the machina' the clutch member moves with it. Theresult ofthe'arrangement described is that asthe driving. shaft I commences-to rotate the carngroovfe in the diseicl operates therod auf-to turn the. fork cls-and y@so move the clutch memberffntogdriving iconnection with -that denomi'national printing 1 roller y carried by :the strip carrier.- which f is coincidentat i that'ftime p swith .the axisof7 the shaftJcQ and byVv thetime this engagement has been1e`ected,the -teethma operate' to. `roand drive-thewheel-c" l the sha-ft 01 fand fclutch member rotation. By the-time'this has been will have passed outfof operation, 4andfthe-'shaftacm will 'become stationary and Anear the-end of the rotation shaft f I', the cam groove in willperate' to turnthev fork. c towards the rear'of the: machine so withdrawing=`the clutch ymember froml the denominational=printing roller. It is important that the-denominational printing 'rollers when out of operation, shall always be held positively in :the-proper position for re-engagernent to prevent any @accidental turning movement'fbeing imparted to them. 'pawls o (one of which is illustrated in igures 5=and 18) engaging 'with the 'slots in the ends c of the rollers C, C respectively. f1`he shape of the engaging parts of the said paWls are such that they are automatically depressed outof holding position on 'advance of the 'this purpose they (seeFigure 18) against which the rounded end of the said sleeve abuts in its advance, to move the pawl downwardly.

I (Fig. 30) Yis the rouletting wheel which clutch sleeve c, and for is `carried by the outer end of `a reciprocatory rod'j and the mechanism by which it is oper- -ated is best illustrated in Figures-29 and 33. This meclianism-comprises a cam groove in a disc'j"securcd to the Shaft I in which cam groovethere engages a roller carried by a member f2; which is pivoted to a bell crank lever j3 pivoted on a plate secured tothe cross bar a. The outer end of said bell crank j has an arcuate rack meshingT with a pinion j* secured to a spindle 7'5 fitted in. a bearing dependent from the outer Side of the said roller .giving it ro plate At its lower part the said spindle carries a toothed sector j gearing with a .toothed rack on the slide jl. The said slide -is secured so that it may be reciirocated along the side of the cross bar a an carries ,at its lowerpart a boss in which the roulet tingwheel carrier is secured. The memberj2 .is of .curved shape .beneath and about its bossen the disc j', in order that thesaid member may be guided and restrained to horizontal movement only. On Vexamining the cam groove in the disc j'it, will beI ob- ;serredl.- from its form rwheel is reciprocated comparatively rapidly just at one part of the rotation of thesaid -;,disc,; and that at other times the said wheel is stationary. The rouletting Wheel rod j in --its reciprocation passes through a suitable.

.aperture Vfor the purpose inVA .the lplate `A, .rand is so arran ed that it reeiprocates across fthe platen M( ,.ig. 34 hereinafter described) 'above theticket strip which is at that V.time

over'thes'aidplaten. f

f various denominations are operated are best illustrated intFigurc 22 which is alface view from the rear ofthe machine.V

. -K K are the respective counter devices se.

,cured on a bar 1c carried-by the cross bars a, a. Tojthe edge of the said bar there is ,secured a-dependent plate la on which are arrangedy slides 7a2 respectively pivoted. at Ytheir upper parts to the operating cranks of the counters. At their lower parts the said slides have lateral pins k3 arranged :at `cqualdistanccs from the axis of the shaft H which carries the strip carrier operating rlever handle h. 'On that side of the said lever 'handle towards the front of the ma- Vchine there isarranged a slide It* Whichat its upper part is provided with a laterally 4 arranged channel 7c in which any one of the he meansby which the counters for ller so as to embrace with a workingt al that the roulettingu,

pins 7c3 may engage with a working t as the lever handle [i is turned on its axis. At its lower part the said slide lc* isprovided with `a channel-1c which is concentric with the axis ofthe shaft H and .in this channel there `engages Withga Vworking fit a pin lc' `on a member le?. This'member is shaped to embracethe shaftHwith a werking fit so that Vit shall lbe `guided and restrained 'm and to an upward movement which is imparted to it by a crank 1c" pivot'ed to the lower part of'the said member ks. 0n the said shaft z" there is secured the lever handle i which operates the mechanism l to deal With the ticket strip, and the result of the arrangement is that as that lever .handle is moved, the member [ce and slide c are raised. thereby pushing upwardly that one of the slides k2 of which the pin k3 Yis engaged with the said slide c, so operating the crank of the counter to which the particular slide k2 is connected securedto the shaft z" and and es thc lever handle i is-given its return Stroke., the' parts are-caused to resume their normal position. IIt `will be appreciated that the operative parte immediately connected with each counter ere'e'utometicelly caused taseocietc with-the mechanism by which they ure opertehas the lever handle h is brou'ght'i'nto one' or otber'ot its four'posi- 'tions corresponding to'ftheA fourr ticketetrips n ccommodetedin the machine sindy the? mech- 'enism carried by ftheviieve'r hendle' is so f'd'eeigned that4 it is `operated in 'exactly' Ithe 'sgir'wa irre'isp'ectively :of the position of "thesadf ever h'ndle'ftj l f "1f The 'numbering "and" dating mechanism for. the tickets ie common toiajll'th'e Estripe end ligoqe'rriedl bjifthe f platelF- which are secured Ltogert'herj ""distance'4 bars fir rofds 'ndito "thl"plte Afjfbutf a 'lbt dietence lto Eturnthia numbering Wheels toothA by tooth f ip at 'tnd Freud@ternit-"niemeer eheh niels his @ed e' 'it .a Stained disc f? vwith .rihfwli the'eaid spring pawls @e gage (see 'Figure -.3.5). :The defying wheels' mec'henisin and the ten's, hundreds and" thousands 'wheels` nre npernleil attthc proper times by known devices: For this purpose the ratchet f'oj euch numbering wheel except theithousende Wheel hun e depression f1 (ser: Figure 37) und `the four teeth of the pawl fV-nre all varying in depth as will be tell understood.

' Inorder that rell the numbering wheels Amey be brought to zero when desired, each Ais provided with a spring pawl f (See Figure 87)-as usual, ell the said pewls being designed-to engage with an axial groove in the epindle f which at its outer end isvpror vided with a milled operating knob fw. All numbers and characters on the numbering and dating-wheels aire iin duplibttte along 'the' peripheryofeach wheel so that .iat each fopel-ationfsd-uplicate numbering and Sdatilig i' Characters re.-presented tothe platen Mend @print =the-'ma,tter .in duplicate on Athestrip "in suclriposition-nd atisuch distance apart H'iietf E'the rbulett-ingitekes place across :that "aperti o fitlie tcktxbetween them vleaving one ifiu'nlb'ering-'and dat'mgi'on .the body cfa-the tick'etiqnitefcleer of the rouletting tund the Y'othere'iniilerl-y:on' the stub-part.l The num` 'l'berinfgzndfdating orboth the ticket and Ustubiaref-thecefcirezon the Same side of the St'rip''and itfisinot `posszibleby accident-to n.lterth'e numbering 4end 'dating for the ticket apartdrom that rfor the stub; The ."inlcing1 orithe numbering-end dating wheels s'efected'by en lendless tape or ribbon L (not shown in Figure 2 but see Figure 35) which' passes around rollersnicunted on the bers ZZ by'iivhich the plntes F F are eecnred togetlier'and alec arounde roller Z covered with fe'lt nr the like. `The said ink- -ing ribbon is kept taut by men ns of a 4jockey `roller-"Znciu'riedby. an arm 'Z3 pivotecl to' t-urn'onn Stud carried by the plat'e FQ The 4inkingri'bbon)Li-is moved forwardly on each operaticn'of the mechanism by -rnecnsfot the ratchet l* on the shaft of the roller l With ijvliich` ong-ages a, :Spring .pa w1 Vl,` piv-r 4:ete'clt-o the stud on themeinber k` to `which the? oonnectingfrod f" --ie pi\f;vted,'nnotlier b'ar *rh* between the plates G Gw 'The bracket mf sepemied no bring the'pleten M for *v'rdjendeo .res's' theticket'strip' against the nki'ng rib on -and"'numbering an dating W'he'el -inici the severing vknife N 'into 'action Yby rnech'anisrnirhlcltis best shown in Fig# uree'; end 3e. The Spindle 'm2 by which the plated mf are pivoted to the bracket m-3 iS ezrtendedrearwrdly through an aperture nth `lte A; and e't'its rear end Vhase working fit .in a slot at the upper Aper-t of e" -40 their normal position.

lever m which is pivoted et bottom to the rear face ol the .seid plate A. 'Intermedi ately, the said lever is pivoted to the end of a connecting rod m which carries a rol 5 ler engagingr in a cam groove in a disc m' secured on the driving shaft I. The said connecting' rod m has jaws which embrace thesaid driving shalt with a Working fit so that its movement shall be uided and 10 restrained in andvto a horizonte direction. Asl the said rod mb is reciprocated by the cam groove in the disc m1 and roller aforesaid, `so the'plates m carrying the platen M and severing knife N are swung to Vand fro. The said :platen 'isof rubber or4 similarsuitable resilient material. In order thattheplaten andsevering knife may have .a defined and guided movementl there is iprovided :i roller m8 on a stud onfthe side of theA inner plate m which engagesfin va groove m9 of suitable shape 4(see Figure 34) 1n fa block secured .to the plate-A. .This deviceguidesithe plates "m/ `in their movement. Just when the nal pressureds; being putionth'e strip -by the' platenithelmife 'cuts 'the said strip adjacently totheside -ofthe vslot in the steel plate bin-'In Figure 34 lines shown at 1, 2,3,.and tindcate f certain parts of-the cam Igroove in thedisc m1 at` which during its rotation occur certin .actions of the rouletting wheel and fthe' parts actuated 4by the cam illustrated inthe' said figure, as now described. 'When the-part 1 of the cam reaches the roller in A35v the saidcam groove the rouletting stroke is commencing, and when the art 2 arrives "-in'fthis .position the roulettlng stroke is ended' and the platen and severingknife arethenfmoved a. slight distance back from At the point 3 the end of the return stroke of the rouletting 4wheel occurs and at the point 4 there begins the .forward stroke of the platen and severin knife.

ile-the roulettin stroke is taking place, -a device is provi ed for holding the ticket strip against the Platen M and the device provided for this purpose will now 'be described. It comprises an arm O (see Figure 31)` having a cup shaped extremity which when the said arm is turned, may

bear. on the ticket strip leaving. a recess constituting a passage Afor the rouletting wheel.'4 The said arms is pivoted on one of the cross bars by which the lates G G' are secured together, and has a s otted tail with which engages a pin o on an arm secured to a spindle 0 turnin in bearings in the plates GG and passing to the rear through Y the plate A (see Figure 25). At the rear extremity of this spindle there is secured a lever arm oz to which is pivoted the 4lower end of theoonnecting rod o3 the upper end of which is pivoted to the lever arm 0,

66 which `at its other end is pivoted in a.t

toot

bracket secured to the cross bar e. The said lever arm has secured to it a dog of', and the disc j is provided with a peripheral cam o which durin the course of rotation of the driving sha t I engages under the said dog, and lifts the lever arm o4, so causing the cup .shaped arm O to be turned .should be properly ejectedclear of the machine, and this is effected vbythe vmechanism which will nowbe described. Mounted on a s ndle turning inbeerings .in the plates T- fwhich isjsecure ,tothmplate F.. The saidrrollerfisr disposedfin .a slot inthe said" plate 11'- and when'thegsector Ris infoperation, 'the said. sector, works .through la. slot in thesteel'nlplate P. .The spindle ofthe sector R-is .prolongedg to l.the rear through the latev A and is I there .provided with the V` lied .pinion .111I ,which gears.- with` a rack on a member r? 'pivoted Aat .its lowerpart.l to a lever 1'* ipivoted to the plate A and also connected by a pivot to the lower end of a member f5. carrying atitsv upper ',parta` lateral do or stud 1, which 'cov-actslwith .a cam on ev disc r". .The upper end of the member 15 iscurvedto embrace .the boss ,of the disc r". wth a VWorking fit,.lso that ,the said member `shall be restrained1 .fromlateral motion atthat art. O n examination of the saidcam it willbe observedtha't at the be inningpf the rotationpf the driving shaft v4the member f5 is quickly` so bringin the serrated sector R into 'poStion -below t e serrated wheel r soasto leave a clear.. passa e forthe stri 'between the Awheel een segment R whilethestrip vis being, prnted. I The 'member rfl' is provided with 4a coil springf'r'f'c'onnected atit'slower' end to a studon the. plate A so thet when the driving shaft I is near the end of its rotation, the dog or stud 1' is 'allowed to lfell uite rapidly into the position shown in "gure 35 whereby the lsector" moved` rapidly past the4 wheel 11 finto 4the 'position shown in that fgureyfso gripping 'thelse'v- .ered ticket'and causing it .to pass quickly by4 the other end-of the thin plate? and so eJectng it from 'the machine.'l

In order to insert in proper position in the machine anyone of the stripsolfymateral 'the corresponding 'impression roller is released .from close contact with" its printing roller by turning out the pivoted locking member d5 and the strip of material is threaded into the guide Way between the guide members b3 b on the strip carrier from below, and caused to pass upwardly therein by manipulating it where the vcoincide'ixit notches occur, until theupper end of the strip is about coincident with the acef the plate 'bb'. 'The pivoted locking member d5 isw'then replaced, thus tiltingout'werdly the 'tail end of the bracket d :and/causing the impression roller'to pinchttiejstrip 'bel tween it and the corresponding-printing roller. l 1 l Itis probable that the general' sequence of operations in the machine iivillbe-'iiinderstood `from' the foregoing descriptiotjr,"but it is thoughtv well brietly to rrecapito'lat/'ethein here. The `strip carrier isfirst't'urned 'into proper position by meansFofftheflaind'lve zfiind intermediate mechanism, t b'rritlit coloured' strip into' positioiiifof' fpbop 'which is suit-able for receiving tlifseltd prima uenomimuon. Whilesthisaierbeiig tlonei; the hand lever t eanntbelfpt reason of the devices illustratJed inFigd 211 On the other hand by reaso'nvof the sa" e devices, the strip carrier cannot beopeit'ed if the hand lever t' is not in its initialposition as illustrated. The hand lever z'fisnoW operated towards the 4right froiti'th ,position shown inthe draivin'gs'fnlfbjtl'ib limit of that stroke is returned tolits initial position. This reciprocationofthehatidfleL ver should be performed somewhat rapidly and by it the following actioiis'at'ecaused to take place. At the commencementioffo'- tation of the shaft Ivthe clutch nienfie"ce is caused to more outwardly to-en'ga'ethe coincident denominational printing frolg; and the cam on the disc i acts to bringthesierrated sector R into operative position. About the same time, turning ofthe shaft i' causes upward 'movement of the member 'kg so operating the slide 7c* and thatiie of theV counters with which itis the'nfin iiiha'- ica'l connection, by reason ofthe positioniof the hand lever 7L, which 'of :coursefde- 4`pends on the position of .the str i'pca'r- 'rier This movement of the"r'nembe'rf7c'B also causesva slight travel of the"iii`l{'ihg Aribbon L through the pawl and ratchet l* Z5 and also ofthe numberino'ywheels through the connecting rod `f". Meanwhile the-teeth c5 on the disc c have vcor'nrnn'ced to engage the pinion ce, so rotatihggthe clutch member c and this rotation continues until the hand lever il is abofutat' the end of its first stroke. The'Y denominational printing roller is thus given a complete 1rbtation by about this time,` and the portion oi the strip from which the ticket is' being produced has been driven forward over the platen M. At this moment`r the ca m 0 causes the pivoted arm o*d to the end o'ff'the r'eturnestroke of ,the. rouletting vwheel thefiplaiten bracket and severing knife are caused to move forwardly to press 'the pb'rtlonffof theetrip illyin'g on ithe platen 'si' atinstihetnumbermg `and datingfiwheels thr'ol; 'h1 the medium Iof the 'inkingiribbon7 where y the ticket hreeeives Flits i numbering adlfdatihgfa 'shovtidistan'cefrom the roulettiil'g'bneathiside'i of 'itfh' Ais-thenplaten arrives aleatlie'fend oI its i forward .stroke the tlevieriigiknifeNi rivhicti i haspreviously; been rngf'htfinito 'o'loseL prbxmity ito `the ,rear 'fei'off thefstripi'severs theistripin 'cooperation' Withlftfhef sharpredge of thetxitl-.slot iithfe'f p'latel 6%# ii'lihe rplaten i and -severin'gfkij'fetheir? begin toretirefand the spring "ra lis?aetingfto'causenthe'stud v-G to approac -tlillaf'nabtierb 'rapidly and so cause rapid 'upwdturning.; action ofi the iejector lsegnicht the'wheel- 'v alntil .it/again lieabhe?fitsfin-itiali lpositionfshown in Figure T86. HWihilelthis'fh'asri'been taking `place the oamfg'rtiove jthef discfct.. is lacting -to cause frtilirtien'ttoflthe=clutchmeniber c12 to its initial:pi'sitioli "alsof j 'At this time the shaft I'-l'is"" 1n5adel9a crnplet'e :rotationfand the 4'litiiid flfvisl againI in its position .illustrated fthedrawingsnifA' ticket hasvbeen 'withadenominational printing roultte'dgftiutnbeed, dted,}severed and ejected fremlthe machine.

'WA' suitable-'easing -is provided around the `i'i'itachanism and thiscasingiis preferably pro fvided with loekingfarrangements so thatL it imay'-oily'liefremoved or opened by an authorized person. The casing preferably covetsftlie-Wholeof the mechanism except ythe 'hii'ndleveiist'isofthat-it, or a portion of it IIilst be unlocked jto -operate the dating "t'l'iels*ory bring the numbering wheels `to eri toirearrange-the strips in-re1ation to f 'thevariou's setslof denominational printing nianso'r to leadin anew strip. Indications '"slio'ii'ldbe provided*iidjacently to the hand l`vei"h )to indicate'f'the *character of strip 4vthicitWilloe operated on in any one of the foul-"positions'o' the 'said hand lever, and it .ispreferred that the casing should have an `aperture at this part so that the counters may be 'observed Adjacently above the ticket ejectingnil ans the casing must be pro- "vided with ast for the ticket to pass through on itswayto a cup shapedor other Suitable receptacle from which it may be reino'vedIbyJthe user:

said pluralityof sets, andmeans carried by said-single setof devices for severingthe tickets from all of the strips. i

2. `A machine -for printing and issuing tickets comprisin means forsupporting and -feeding :a l yplura ity., of. ticket strips?V and printing distinguishing 'characteristics upon each said strips, and `a single set'of devices adapted :to -v imprint common subject `@matter upon all of the tickets includinga single delivery passageA adapted zto. receivej the printed .-portion of any one of Said st rips. 3. 1n a machine of .the Vclass-described, the combination of'a1plurality of ticket printing devices cooperating with a plurality of ticket strips, eachdevice-printing diferent data uponilieir respective strips, -a single set of ticketprinting devices common `tcfallcf the ticket strips, a sector shapedcarriercar.- rying said plurality of sets of devicesand being movable on its axis with its peripheral edge adjacent said single set/ 0f devices, means .w'herebyfthef strips of material pass through said`.ca'rrier from, itsjaxis -to -,its periphery; means l 'forl turning said carrier at will on its axis .into any one of aplurality of positions whereby any one of said -plurality of devices may be positioned to operative relationship with said single4 set of devices, and means for feeding thepositioned strip from said carrier to said single set of devices.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a movable ticket strip carrier having a pluralit of sets of ticket printing devices, a single set of 'ticket vprinting devices common to all ofithe ticket strips, means for positioning said carrier at will to bring any desired one of said, first mentioned sets of devices Vinto operativerelationship with said single-set of devices, springactuated means for resiliently retaining the carrier in any one of its operable positions, and means for feeding the strip r'rom any one of the first mentioned sets of devices to said single set of devices7 5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a movable strip carrier adapted to have, ticket strips pass therethrough, a plurality of sets of ticket printingr devices on said carrier, a single set 4ot ticket printing devices common to all of the automatic locking means for ticket strips, means for moving said carrier at will to any one of. a plurality of positions and thereby positioning one of the first mentioned sets of devices in operative relation: ship to said single set of devices, means for feeding the strip from ,said'carrier to said single set of devices whereby it is printed bysaid single set of ,(levices, a separate counter for each class of ticketsoperating means for each counter, and meansvvhereby the appropriate counter is r.autoiniati'cally connectedwith the operating means upon adjustment of the strip carrier to any ,one of its positions, i 6. ,In amachine of the class deseribed,the combination; of` a ,movablemstrip carrier adapted to, have a plurality of ticket strips pass therethrough, a plurality ,oisets o f `ticket,printing,devicesj on said carrier, Aa s ngleset of ticket printing :deviceshaving apassage common to anystripyvhich is Vfed f1OIl1.,sa,id carrier, .x1 iea'nsf, ,forI imoying 4the ,carrier'at will ,to any one'folf a plurality 'of positionsiand` thereby positioning one of .the said first mentioned sets of devices so that, it is inoperative relationship vwith said single setlof devices, ,means4 Wiierebythe selectedV strip is fed ffrom said carrier through said, passage to be printed upon by said singleV set .pf;.devices, and Vautomatic- .locking lmeans forpreventing the operation of the ticket printing devices unless the strip carrieris in one of its predetermined posi- VtlGnS., I. u i l1` f. T. ..Ina machine of the c l'ass described, the combination of amcvable ticket strip carrier adapted .to have ticket strips passed ,theretliroiigh, a plurality of sets of ticket printing :devices on said carrier, Aa lsingle set of'k'ticket printing devices common to all of the ticket strips, means for moving said carrier at will to any one of a plurality of ositions where- ,by one olf -the first mentione sets of devices Iis, moved into operative relationship witl1 said ysingle set of devices, means for'feeding theticket strip from said carrier after it has ,been` ',rintedupon by one ofthe rst mentiene sets of devices, to said singleset of devices so4 ,that it maybe printed thereby,and

reventing movement of the strip carrier d)uring.tlie printing orhfeeding of the ticket'strip.. y 8. iIn a Vmachine of the class described, the combination of a main' operating mechanism, a.,movable strip carrier4 adapted to have ticket strips passed therethrough, a plurality of sets of ticket printing devices on said carrier, a single set of ticketi printing devices common to all of the 'ticket strips, means for disposing said carrier at will in any one of a plurality of positions 'where one of said first mentioned sets of devices is moved into operative relationship with said single set of devices, a normally disengaged rotary and axially reiprocatory clutch operatddby the'niain operating mechanism to engage and operate to a predetermined etetthe set of devices as positioned by SI1-'la C'ller.v

*9. lh ainachine-of the class described, the combinatio'nof a vplurality-of sets of ticket printing .devices including a single member avin'gfduplicatetype for making two imprss'idnsfupijna ticket, a single set of ticket piiiit'iig"devices,` means =for changing the relative p''siti'onbetwe'en said single set of dcvide's`'andV said plurality of sets of devices ivliiebytslidsingle set of devices may print porii'a'fiy'ftle'sird strip, and meansfor perr'tiii'gsaid ticket between thetwo impresaiinalchineof :the class described, the ,ccnlbiationo'f aplu'rality of sets of neta pnnhg'fdwies sach-*having type :bearing .duplicate :type for Amaking ttif'inpfessiOnpn a ticket, a. single set ffticketlptfinting devices', means foi' changiljj f dimensie' fposiipn between; said piu-I ,devic'es a'ndlthe single set .of abis Hasty gaia Single See of devices triay"printI any desired strip, num- :'r'in and date lWheels 'adapted to number 'andhate` eadh ticketfin tivolplaces simultaifeb'iirsfly, means' for perforating the 'tiveen"the tivo sets 'of .printed impss'ias'thereb. j jf'ninagmrhine of the dass described, tli'e'c'ornliination of a 'main operating mechanisnigfa'plurality of sets of ticket printing danesa-naat 'ser df cicketiprinnng devicsc'mnioi to said plurality of sets of devices, means for changingthe relative posit-i'o'if Vthefplur'ality of sets of devices to the single' of devices' 'whereby said single set cf'device's'niay be caused to print upon any desired'ticket strip,.a perforating device operated .by the main operating mechanism to travel across .the strip, a platen cooperatih'g'f'ivith said' perforating device, and means tormlilding the strip against the platedfdur'ing the travel ofthe perforating devices. i

' 12. 'A machine forprinting and issuing ticke'ts'conprising a carrier provided with a plurality of channels each adapted to re ceive a ticket 'strip and means cooperating with each channel'for'feeding a strip therethrough andv imprinting ldistinguishing characters upon said strip, a delivery carrier provided with a passage for a ticket strip and with means for imprinting on a strip in saidpass'agc matter common to all of the tickets to be issued, means for effecting relative movement between said carriers to align the,passage in the delivery carrier ivith an)1 yselected channel of the first said carrier, and means ,for severing the completed ticket from a strip. i

'13. 'A niachinefor printing and issuing tickets Ycomprising a pivotally mounted, seclected channelthereof in alinement-.with the' passage in the delivery carrier,- and=means for severing the printedticket'fromaistrip: 14. A machine ffor printing and .issuing tickets comprising a relatively filat, :pivoL tally mounted, sector shapedplabe provided on one face with ribs'formng a-pluralityof channels divergin from the airis-of isai'd plate and each a apted to receive fafticket strip, printing and eedlr'olls mountiedvon said plate adjacent Athe 'outer-Iendfob'each channel for 'feeding a 'stri' and"mprinting thereon distinguishing' c aactersg'means beyond the 'outer end -of-saidplate'iforli'mprinting matter common to allot theiticket's, means Vfor turning the strip 'carrying plate to bring any selected channel thereof int position to cause the strip fthereintoj'bolfed into the path of the last said printing' means, and means' for severing the printedticket from its strip. fi#

15. A machine for 4printing-and issuing tickets comprising a relatively flat,pivotally mounted, sector shaped 4plate -provided one face with ribs- 'formino a Vplurality'fc channels divergn from Ethe'alris of fsaid plate and each adptedtoreceive a`ticket strip, means 'for feeding 1a strip"4 through cach said channeh'printlng means'ad'apted to imprint distinguishing characters jupon the strip in each channel, means arranged,

bevond the outer end of the stripoarrymg plate for imprinting matterrommonftoall of thc tickets, means for rocking the :strip carrying plate to bring any one ofthea channels therein into operative Vrelation tothe common printing means. and a single=knife adapted to sever completely printed tickets from all oi' thc stri ps.

iti. A machine for printing and-issuing tickets comprising a carrier provided with a plurality ol channels each adapted to re ceive a ticket strip, means for ffeedinga strip through each said channel, a printing roller adapted to imprint distinguishing characters upon the strip in each channel, means normally preventing actuation of said printing rollers, means arranged beyond-bhe outer end of the strip carrier for-imprinting matter common to all of the tickets, means for positioningT said common printing means in operative relation to any selected one of the carrier channels, and meansifor releasing theprinting roller `of the channel V that is in operative relation to the common printing means.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of adjustable strip feeding devices, printing mechanism common to all of said devices, and means for adjusting all of said devices to bring any desired one into operative relation with said printing mechanism. ,Y

1S. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a vplurality of adjustable strip' feeding devices, printing mechanism common to all-of said devices, and manipulative means for adjusting .all of said devices to bringlany desiredone into operative relation with said printing mechanism.

19. In amachineof the class described, the combination-of a plurality of adjustable strip feeding devices, printing mechanism common to-all of: said devices, `and means operable as a preliminary to Aan operation of the machine for adjusting all of said devices to bring Aanydesiredone into operative relation .with said .printing mechanism.

20. In a-machinegof theclass described, l

the combination cfa. plurality of feeding devices, a differentially, adjustable support for saiddevices, printing mechanism common to allv of said devices, and means for adjusting said supportto'bring any desired feeding' device into operative relation with said printing mechanism.

2l. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of feeding devices, a differentially adjustable support for said devices, printing mechanism common to all of said devices, means for, adjusting said support to bringr any desired feeding device into operative relation with said printing mechanism, and means for retaining said support in its adjusted position.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of feeding devices, a differentially adiustable support for said devices, printing mechanism common to all of said devices, means for adjusting saidsupport to bring any desired feeding device into operative relation with the printing mechanism, and means for lockingr the printingl mechanism during the adjustment of said support.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a pluralitjy of adjustable 'strip feeding devices, normali' disengaged driving means common to al of the devices. printing mechanism common to all of the devices, means operable as a preliminary lo :in operation of the machine for adjusting said devices to bring any desired one into operative relation with said printing' mechanism, and means for engaging said drivingr means with the positioned device.

24. ln a machine oiI the class described, the combination ol' n pluralitjl of adjustable strip feeding devices, normally disengaged driving means common to all of the,

devices, means operable as a preliminary to an operation of the machine for adjusting said devices to bring any desired one into operative relation with the driving means, and means for engaging saiddriving means with4 the positioned device.

25. In a .machine of theclassfdescribcd, the combination of a plurality of adjustable strip feeding devices, normally disengaged driving means common to all of the devices, severing means common to all of the strips, means operable as a preliminary to an operation of the machine for adjusting said devices to bring any desired one iinto operative relation with the driving means, means for engaging said driving means with the positioned device, and means for operating the severing means to severtheselected strip.

26.,.In a machine `of the class described, the combination of a plurality o f adjustable vstripxfeedingdevices, severing Vmeans common to4 all strips, means operable as alpreliminary to en operation of the 'machinefor adjustingfsaid devicesl to brin any desired one into operative relation wit the severing means, and means for operating the severing means to sever the selected strip, I ...27. In a4 machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of adjustable ticket printing devices, a single printing device-common to the first mentioned devices,` and means operable as a preliminary to an operation of the machine for adjusting all ofthe plurality of devices to bring any desired one into operative relation With said single device.

2S. In a machine of the class described, thecombination of a plurality of adjustable ticket printing devices, each device adapted to print its respective data on a corresponding strifp, a single printing device common to the rst mentioned devices and adapted to print common data on all-strips, manipulative means for adjusting said plurality of `devices to bring any desired strip into operative relation with said single device, means for severing the printed ticket from the strip, and means for feeding the severed ticket from the machine.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a main operating mechanism, a plurality of adjustable ticket printing devices, a single printing device common to the first mentioned devices, and means operable as a preliminary to an operation of the main operating mechanism for adjusting all of the pluralityl of devices to bring any desired one into operative relation with said single device.

3i). In a machine of the class described, the combination of a main operating mechanisni. a plurality of adjustable ticket printing devices, a single printing device common to the lrst mentioned devices, means oper- 

